We are entering our 6th year of Varsity Park Neighborhood Association (VPNA). After coronavirus put a severe crimp in our activities, we are again engaging with neighbors, kicked off in May 2023 with an exciting ice-cream social in Varsity Park and our fabulous November Halloween Haunted Jefferson City. As Mountain View, Santa Clara and the State open up further, we will again work towards Varsity Park becoming a vibrant, active and resilient neighborhood, welcoming new neighbors, and engaging to us all.
Use the mailing list VPNA-members@googlegroups.com to reach the current set of neighbors (some 134 people) interested in growing our neighborhood association. Please send us your ideas to about what kind of activities our neighborhood association could and should engage in.
If you wish to be added to this mailing list, please send a message to Martin Griss.
The mailing list VPNA-core@googlegroups.com consists of VPNA officers (VPNA-officers@googlegroups.com) and volunteers to grow the VPNA organization and plan and run events.
See our shared VPC/VPNA map for details. The NW quadrant on the map corresponds to our adjacent NA, SMNA.
2024-2025 VPNA Officers and Board:
President: Abha Khandelwal
Vice-President: IdaRose Sylvester
Past President: Martin Griss
Treasurer: Kathy Arnold
Secretary: TBD
Web: Melanie Turlington
Outreach: Melanie Turlington and Genhan Chen
At Large: Cynthia Topole and Ellen Wheeler
Halloween Event: IdaRose Sylvester and Neil Hendin
Spring Social Event: Abha Khandelwal and Caitlin Hannon
Upcoming Event
Haunted Jefferson Village - Thursday Oct 31, 2024
Donations Encouraged
Our Mountain View provided budget for July 2024-June 2025 is thankfully larger than previous amounts due to changes in city procedures.
However, any support is gratefully appreciated and will enable to support more events and activities. We would like to see more supported block parties.
Note: VPNA is not a non-profit organization so the donations are not tax deductible.
We can accept cash or checks made to our Treasurer “Kathy Arnold” with a comment field “For VPNA”. Mail checks to 1228 Isabelle Ave, MV, 94040. Please add “For VPNA” in the comment field.
We also accept contributions via Venmo. (pay to @Kathryn-Arnold-19).
Past Events
2024 General Meeting: Sat June 22, 1pm in Varsity Park playground.
Update on the finances and plans for the 2024-2025 year, The city has changed its funding process, and we are awaiting the revised grant details..
Input and discussion from members on what you would like to see from your neighborhood association.
Nominations and elections of new board members and officers. We elected a new prsident and vice president..
2023 Haunted Jefferson City, Halloween, Oct 31, 2023, 5pm-9pm, on Jefferson Drive, at Duke Way and Varsity Park
2023 Spring Ice Cream Social, Sun, May 21, 2023, 1pm-3pm. We had ice cream, live music, games for the kids and more.
2022 Haunted Jefferson City, Halloween, Oct 31, 2022, 5pm-9pm, on Jefferson Drive, at Duke Way and Varsity Park
2022 Spring Social, Sun, May 22, 2022, 3.30pm-6.30pm - we had shave ice, live acoustic music, games for the kids and giveaways.
Island Escape Ice Cream Social, Sunday 27th, 4pm-6pm, at Varsity Park, by Jefferson Drive, Duke Way and Tulane Court. See fabulous pictures at: https://photos.app.goo.gl/djpEdm68iyqzBoh59 thanks to Donnie and Melanie Turlington.
VPNA Block Party, Sunday Oct 20, 2019, 3pm-sunset, on Barbara, closed between Isabelle and Brookdale
VPNA Block Party, Sunday July 14, 2019, 2pm-7pm, on Fordham, closed between Barbara and Tulane.
Corona Virus Pandemic
For up to date information on the guidelines and status of the response to COVID-19, please see the Corona Virus page and the Mountain View Virus page.
History
We were launched in 2018 by a group of neighbors in Varsity Park with an award from Mountain View in 2019. We are coordinating with the existing Springer Meadow Neighborhood Association and with our VarsityParkCERT to make sure that we have a fun and informative series of events. We have begun to explore the new Mountain View sponsored Cool Block initiative.
Over the next several years we will run several community building activities, such as ice-cream socials, block-parties, bike-safety evening, Halloween events, garden tours, and further develop our outreach and this website to expand our VPNA. We will schedule an annual organizational meeting to gather information, assess interest in various activities and make detailed plans.